Social network characteristics and daily smoking among young adults in Sweden

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6517-6533

  Rostila, Mikael ^a   Almquist, Ylva B ^a   Östberg, Viveca ^a   Edling, Christofer ^b   Rydgren, Jens ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Homophily; Smoking; Social networks; Sweden; Trust; Young adults

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PEER PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SWEDISH; TRUST;

SWEDEN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888598120     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10126517     Document Type: Article

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